1. 魇

魇

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  1. 魇 is the 4280th most frequent character.
  2. 魇 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 魇 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 魇 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
魇 => 厌, 鬼
Radical :
魇 => 厂 (cliff), 犬 (dog), 鬼 (ghost/demon)
Graphical :
魇 => 厂, 人, 一, 丶, 冂, 二, 丨, 丶, 乚, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan3 - to have a nightmare

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 魇 (yan3): The component 厌 is pronounced as 'yan4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 魇 (yan3): The component 厂 is pronounced as 'han3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

梦魇 (夢魘)

Medium Frequency

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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